8/27/15 Curriculum Vitae Ronald A. Yeo, Ph.D. Address
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8/27/15 Curriculum Vitae Ronald A. Yeo, Ph.D. Address: Department of Psychology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 Tele: (505) 277-4121 FAX: (505) 277-1394 Email: [email protected] Education: Ph.D. (1984): The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Psychology, Austin, Texas; clinical neuropsychology. B.A. (1975): Colby College, Waterville, Maine; psychology and biology. Employment History: 5/12 – present: Regents Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 6/98 – 5/12: Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 7/11 – 7/12: Principal Investigator Coordinator, Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM. 1/85 - present: Private practice in neuropsychological assessment, Neuropsychology Associates, Albuquerque, NM. 6/04 – 8/08: Chair, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 8/00- 6/04: Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 8/94 -7/98: Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 6/90 -6/98: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 8/84 - 6/90: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico. 2 1/85 - 5/87: Neuropsychology consultant to Veterans Health Study, conducted at Lovelace Medical Center for the Center for Disease Control. 9/83 - 8/84: Post-Doctoral fellow in clinical neuropsychology at the Aphasia Research Center, Boston VA Medical Center, funded by National Institute of Health training grant. 1/84 - 8/84: Assistant in Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, Harvard University Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA. 9/83 - 9/84: Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. 9/82 - 9/83: Internship - A. P. A. - approved internship in clinical neuropsychology at the Boston VA Medical Center under the supervision of Dr. Edith Kaplan. Honors: Regents Professor, University of New Mexico (2012) Earl Walker Award, Outstanding Neuroscience Research, University of New Mexico (2010) Outstanding Teacher of the Year, University of New Mexico (1996) Presidential Lecturer, University of New Mexico (1988-1989). Outstanding Instructor, University of New Mexico (1985-1987). Presidential Recognition Award, University of New Mexico (1985). Best Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin (1982-1983). Professional Memberships: International Neuropsychological Society Division 40 (Neuropsychology), American Psychological Association Research Interests: 3 1. Evolutionary, genetic, and neurobiological origins of individual differences in cognition. 2. The role of developmental instability in the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia, dyslexia, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 3. Neuroimaging and neuropsychological analyses of brain injury from trauma and drug abuse (including diffusion tensor imaging, functional fMRI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy). Articles in refereed journals: 1. Yeo, R. A., & Cohen, D. B. (1983). Familial sinistrality and sex differences in cognitive abilities. Cortex, 19, 125-130. 2. Yeo, R. A., Turkheimer, E., & Bigler, E. D. (1983). A simple computerized method for quantification of CAT scan parameters: Reliability and Utility. Clinical Neuropsychology, 4, 287. 3. Turkheimer, E., Yeo, R., & Bigler, E. (1983). Digital planimetry in APLSF. Behavior Research Methods, 15, 471-473. 4. Yeo, R. A., Turkheimer, E., & Bigler, E. D. (1984). The influence of sex and age on unilateral cerebral lesion sequelae. International Journal of Neuroscience, 24, 299-301. 5. Bigler, E., Hubler, D., Turkheimer, E., Cullum, C., Paver, S., & Yeo, R. (1984). Volumetric CAT measures and neuropsychological performance in Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Neuroscience, 24, 291-294. 6. Bigler, E., Paver, S., Cullum, C., Turkheimer, E., Hubler, D., & Yeo, R. (1984). Ventricular enlargement, cortical atrophy and neuropsychological performance following head injury . International Journal of Neuroscience, 24, 295-298. 7. Turkheimer, E., Cullum, M., Hubler, D., Paver, S., Yeo, R., & Bigler, E. (1984). Quantifying cortical atrophy. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 47, 1314-1318. 8. Yeo, R. A. (1986). Neuropsychological assessment strategies. Contemporary Psychology, 31, 254-256. 4 9. Helm-Estabrooks, N., Yeo, R., Geschwind, N., Friedman, M., & Weinstein, C. (1986). Stuttering: Disappearance and reappearance with acquired brain lesions. Neurology, 36, 1109-1112. 10. Raz, N., Raz, S., Yeo, R. A., Turkheimer, E., Bigler, E. D., & Cullum, C. M. (1986). Relationship between cognitive and morphological asymmetry in dementia of the Alzheimer type: A CT study. International Journal of Neuroscience, 26, 301-309. 11. Yeo, R. A., Turkheimer, E., Raz, N., & Bigler, E. D. (1987). Volumetric asymmetries of the human brain: Intellectual correlates. Brain and Cognition, 6, 15-23. 12. Helm-Estabrooks, N., Weinstein, C., Yeo, R. A., & Freedman, M. (1987). Stuttering assessment and acquired lesions. Neurology, 37, 1434-1435. 13. Otto, M. W., Yeo, R. A., & Dougher, M. J. (1987). Right hemisphere involvement in depression: Toward a neuropsychological model of negative affective experiences. Biological Psychiatry, 22, 1201-1215. 14. Haaland, K. Y., Harrington, D., & Yeo, R. A. (1987). The effects of task complexity on motor performance in left and right CVA patients. Neuropsychologica, 29, 783-794. 15. Burke, H., Yeo, R., & Vranes, L., Garry, P., & Goodwin, J. (1988). Handedness, developmental disorder and in vivo and in vitro measurement of immune response disorders. Developmental Neuropsychology, 4, 103-115. 16. Willis, L., & Yeo, R. A. (1988). Differential declines in cognitive function with aging: The possible role of health status. Developmental Neuropsychology, 4, 23-28. 17. Daniel, W. F., Yeo, R. A., & Smith, J. E. (1989). Conversion disorders and ECT. British Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 274-275. 18. Otto, M. W., Dougher, M. J., Yeo, R. A. (1989). Depression, pain, and hemispheric activation. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 177, 210-218. 19. Hunt, A., Orrison, W. W., Yeo, R. A., Haaland, K. Y., Rhyne, R., Garry, P., & Rosenberg, G. A. (1989). Clinical significance of MRI white matter hyperintensities in the elderly. Neurology, 39, 1470-1474. 5 20. Harrington, D. L., Haaland, K. Y., Yeo, R. A., & Marder, E. (1990). Procedural and declarative learning in Parkinson's Disease. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 12, 323-339. 21. Turkheimer, E., Yeo, R. A., & Bigler, E. D. (1990). Quantitative assessment of covariation between neuropsychological function and location of naturally occurring lesions in humans. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 12, 549-565. 22. Turkheimer, E., Yeo, R. A., & Bigler, E. D. (1990). Basic relations among lesion location, lesion volume and neuropsychological performance. Neuropsychologia, 28, 1011-1019. 23. Craft, S., & Yeo, R. A. (1990). Eye dominance and CT asymmetries. Developmental Neuropsychology, 6, 89-95. 24. Yeo, R. A., Turkheimer, E., & Bigler, E. D. (1990). Neuropsychological methods of localizing brain dysfunction: Clinical versus empirical approaches. Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology, 3, 290-303. 25. Daniel, W. F. & Yeo, R. A. (1991). Left-handedness and accident rates. American Journal of Public Health, 81, 1036-1037. 26. Gennis, V., Garry, P. J., Haaland, K. Y., Yeo, R. A., & Goodwin, J. S. (1991). Hearing and cognition in the elderly. Archives of Internal Medicine, 151, 2259-2265. 27. Fouty, H. E., Otto, M. W., Yeo, R. A., & Briggs, C. R. (1992). A novel contact lens system to assess visual hemispheric asymmetries. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 74, 567-575. 28. Burke, H. L., Yeo, R. A., Delaney, H. C., & Conners, L. (1993). CT scan cerebral asymmetries: Predictors of recovery from aphasia. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 15, 191-204. 29. Yeo, R. A., Gangestad, S. W., & Daniel, W. F. (1993). Hand preference and developmental instability. Psychobiology, 21, 161-168. 30. Yeo, R. A., Gangestad, S. W. (1993). Developmental origins of variation in human hand preference. Genetica, 89, 281-296. 6 31. Otto, M. W., & Yeo, R. A. (1993). Hemispheric activation, affective judgments, and pain perception. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 60, 186-194. 32. Turkheimer, E., Farace, E., Yeo, R. A., & Bigler, E. D. (1993). Quantitative analysis of gender differences in the effects of lateralized lesions on verbal and performance IQ. Intelligence, 17, 461-474. 33. Daniel, W. F., & Yeo, R. A. (1994). Accident proneness and handedness. Biological Psychiatry, 28, 128. 34. Burke, H. L., & Yeo, R. (1994). Systematic variations in callosal morphology: The effects of age, gender, hand preference, and anatomic asymmetry. Neuropsychology, 8, 563-571. 35. Gangestad, S. W., Thornhill, R., & Yeo, R. A. (1994). Facial attractiveness and fluctuating anatomic asymmetries. Ethology and Sociobiology, 15, 73-85. 36. Gangestad, S. W., & Yeo, R. A. (1994). Parental handedness and relative hand skill: A test of the developmental instability hypothesis. Neuropsychology, 8, 572- 578. 37. Boyle, P. J., Nagy, R. J., O'Conner, A. M., Kempers, S. F., Yeo, R. A., & Qualls, C. (1995) Adaptation in brain glucose metabolism following recurrent hypoglycemia cause hypoglycemia unawareness and defective glucose counterregulation in man. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 91, 9352-9356. 38. Fouty, H. E., & Yeo, R. A. (1995).